pirarucu
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pirarucu
1830–40; < Portuguese < Tupi pirá-rucú literally, red fish
Example Sentences
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That network has now grown to 280 riverine and Indigenous communities, most of them in protected rainforest areas, employing some 4,000 fisher people, according to Coletivo do Pirarucu, an umbrella organization.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2022
Pirarucu bring money into the community, she said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022
Pirarucu fishing is done once a year, around September, the period of lowest water.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022
"We fish Pirarucu, it's what's around us," says Sao Rafael resident, Juliao.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2022
The meal consisted of a large boiled Pirarucu, which had been harpooned for the purpose in the morning, stewed and roasted turtle, piles of mandioca-meal and bananas.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter
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